The castle had its own helicopter landing pad in the yard (and apparently Jade thinks she's a helicopter...):

The front of the castle:

Side view:

Back of the castle, and some of the gardens:

Another view of the back, with more of the gardens and the fountain:

There were two towers next to the garden, so Jade and I each climbed into one:

View behind the castle, from the garden:

Entrance to the carpet garden:

We went through the carpet garden and into this garden - not sure what it was called:

And through that garden led us to the entrance to the walled garden:

Inside the walled garden:

Whew, I think that's it for this entry. I already posted more pictures than I intended. But it was necessary to show the sheer size of the castle and grounds, and believe it or not this doesn't even show all of it.